YEREVAN (A.W.)—Representatives of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau and the ARF Supreme Council of Armenia met with prospective Armenian Presidential candidate Armen Sargsyan on Monday at the ARF’s Yerevan headquarters.
The ARF Bureau’s political representative Armen Rustamyan told reporters following the meeting that he and fellow party members had discussed with Sargsyan issues pertaining to Armenia’s domestic and foreign policy, as well as matters surrounding his candidacy. “The ARF sees no obstacles in supporting Armen Sargsyan’s candidacy,” Rustamyan noted.
Before the start of the meeting Sargsyan—who was nominated by the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)—did not confirm with journalists whether he would accept President Serge Sarkisian’s nomination.
“I will meet all the parties represented in the National Assembly, as well as representatives of all political parties, NGOs, as well as cultural, scientific, and educational organizations. After that I will make my decision and be sure that I will answer all your questions gladly,” Sargsyan reportedly told reporters after the meeting with ARF Representatives.
On Jan. 19, Armenian President Serge Sarkisian recommended Sargsyan as the RPA candidate for the Armenian presidential elections of 2018, after which the presidency will become a ceremonial role rather than in the current model, which lays much of the executive powers (including total say in defense and foreign policies) in the hands of the president. Starting this year, the president will also be elected by the National Assembly (Parliament) rather than by a general election, which is currently the case.
Sargsyan served as prime minister of Armenia from Nov. 4, 1996 to March 20, 1997. Previously, he had been Armenia’s ambassador in London. He has also served as the Armenian ambassador to the European Union, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and the Holy See.
Any nominee chosen by serjuk’s corrupt ruling RPA party automatically becomes tarnished in the eyes of the public at large as he will be dancing to their corrupt tune nor can he become the country’s president but only parliaments chosen president as he was not voted in by the public.The Armenian public has a right to know all about this nominee who was absent for 22 years from Armenia and his two sons never served a day in the army, therefore he needs to be thoroughly vetted for his past official work and also all about his business dealings such as “Amuslar” gold mine, “Jermuk International Pepsi Cola Bottler company”,“Nestle” company in Armenia,he is the owner of “Yerevan my love” foundation, which received an area of 298 square meters, worth about 380,000 dollars in Kozern district by the government decision in 2013. We need to know all about his shareholdings in these and other companies in order to see if any foreign government or person/s has any leverage over him.He also needs to explain why he suddenly resigned after two months of being PM,what was the disagreement between him and our hero Vasgen,I believe it was all to do with Artsakh?Was he beaten by Vasgen? He also needs to explain his very troubling thinking that Artsakh should be part of Azerbaijan under an autonomous statues, also he needs to explain why he didn’t want to leave his position as ambassador to the UK when he was sacked by President R.Kocharian and also the fact that he wanted to have a monopoly on the ambassadors position in the UK from day one bearing in mind that he also passed the ambassadorship to his wife in that period.He also has a noticeable anti ARF bias from the days of LTP and beyond.
These are very serious and valid questions that the public needs to hear all the answers rather than being covered up, ignored and spun by the pro regime media with positive articles.
All perhaps true, except that “choosing” Armen Sargsyan as a nominee for RoA’s president has nothing to do with “Serjik’s corrupt ruling RPA”. By many indications, Sargsyan is a protégé of the global power elite groups and reportedly a collaborator with British intelligence services. If so, this will be yet more proof that “democratic elections”, “voice of the people”, “elected officials”, etc. are nothing than a load of hogwash.
John, I would not call President Serj Sargsyan a protégé of global power elite groups nor would I say he is tied in any way to Western intelligence. Afterall, the institutionalization of Russian-Armenian alliance, that which is keeping Armenia alive today, was realized under his watch. Moreover, President Sargsyan and his representatives are regulars in the Kremlin. How often do the visit Western power centers? No, clearly, President Serj Sargsyan represents the pro-Russian camp in Armenia. He would not be in power or alive if he did not. If President Sargsyan has any intelligence connections, it is to Russian intelligence.
Now, the problem, as I see it, is official Yerevan’s 25-plus year strategy of “complimentary politics”, in which Yerevan would try to maintain close ties with Russia and the Western world.
Soon after the Soviet collapse, Yerevan began dealing with Anglo-American-Jews; in other words Western powers. With Russia on its knees, Yerevan had no choice in the matter. That however set the foundation of Armenia’s complimentary politics. Armenia therefore opened itself up to Western influences – feminism, homosexuality, American pop culture, celebrity worship, US Dollar hegemony, materialism, capitalism, drugs, GMOs, etc. This allowed into the fledgling and thus impressionable country an army of Western funded NGOs and agents social engineering.
By the time Russian President Vladimir Putin placed Russia back on its feet, Western interests had been conducting many social engineering operations inside Armenia for over ten years. I do not think any leader in Armenia can now totally cleanse Armenia of its Western infestation. Consequently, Armenia today is saturated by Western led and funded cancerous cells. And it’s all because of Yerevan’s 25-plus years of complimentary politics (also pushed in large part by the Armenian Diaspora of North America and Western Europe) and not because of President Sargsyan’s personal ties to Globalists or Western intelligence.
I have a lot of respect for Armen Sargsyan; he is a true diplomat, a true businessman, a true scientist, and a true intellectual. Simply put: He is the by-product of the best aspects Armenian attributes and the best aspects of Soviet Armenian education. Yes, he was Western ties but he also has Russian ties. That said, his appointmenbt was in essence the continuation of Yerevan’s “complimentary politics”. We have no choice but to accept it and hope for the best.
In a nutshell: Armenia now stands poised to potentially have a Prime Minister who ostensibly represents Russian interests and a President who ostensibly represents Western interests (although Armen Sargsyan also has extensive ties in Russia). And because Armenia recently adopted a Parliamentary system, the country’s prime Minister would obviously yield more political power than the president. So, Armenia is continuing its strategic policy of being in bed with the Russian Bear but openly flirting with Uncle Sam. Personally, I am unhappy with it. I think Armenia is diluting its limited capabilities by wasting time with Western powers who cannot in any way be a positive factor in Armenia. But, that is in essence official Yerevan’s survival strategy.
This is exactly what our kings/princes were doing two thousands years ago when Armenia was stuck between Rome in west and Persia in the east. It didn’t work out too well for Armenia back then. Let’s see how it will turn out this time. Altough I believe history repeats, I don’t think it repeats exactly the same way everytime. In other words, I don’t think past performances guarantee future results. So, I am not in any way predicting doom and gloom because of Yerevan’s complimentary politics or Armen Sargsyan’s appointment.
I still think Armenia is generally heading in the right direction. Armenia is securely in the Russian camp for well into the foreseeable future. I have not been as hopeful about the country as I am now. I have great respect for Karen Karapetyan and I have great respect for Armen Sargsyan. And I think that a Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan and a President Armen Sargsyan would be “dream team” for Armenia.
PS: No many people know that back in the 1990s it was widely believed that Armen Sargsyan was physically assaulted by Vazgen Sargsyan. It was believed that Armen Sargsyan was given ambassadorship in UK to basically get him out of the country.
You misread my comment, Norserunt. I meant ARMEN Sargsyan being a protégé. Cheers.
John,
I would not call President Serj Sargsyan a protégé of global power elite groups nor would I say he is tied in any way to Western intelligence. Afterall, the institutionalization of Russian-Armenian alliance, that which is keeping Armenia alive today, was realized under his watch. Moreover, President Sargsyan and his representatives are regulars in the Kremlin. How often do the visit Western power centers? No, clearly, President Serj Sargsyan represents the pro-Russian camp in Armenia. He would not be in power or alive if he did not. If President Sargsyan has any intelligence connections, it is to Russian intelligence.
Now, the problem, as I see it, is official Yerevan’s 25-plus year strategy of “complimentary politics”, in which Yerevan would try to maintain close ties with Russia and the Western world.
Soon after the Soviet collapse, Yerevan began dealing with Anglo-American-Jews; in other words Western powers. With Russia on its knees, Yerevan had no choice in the matter. That however set the foundation of Armenia’s complimentary politics. Armenia therefore opened itself up to Western influences – feminism, homosexuality, American pop culture, celebrity worship, US Dollar hegemony, materialism, capitalism, drugs, GMOs, etc. This allowed into the fledgling and thus impressionable country an army of Western funded NGOs and agents social engineering.
By the time Russian President Vladimir Putin placed Russia back on its feet, Western interests had been conducting many social engineering operations inside Armenia for over ten years. I do not think any leader in Armenia can now totally cleanse Armenia of its Western infestation. Consequently, Armenia today is saturated by Western led and funded cancerous cells. And it’s all because of Yerevan’s 25-plus years of complimentary politics (also pushed in large part by the Armenian Diaspora of North America and Western Europe) and not because of President Sargsyan’s personal ties to Globalists or Western intelligence.
I have a lot of respect for Armen Sargsyan; he is a true diplomat, a true businessman, a true scientist, and a true intellectual. Simply put: He is the by-product of the best aspects Armenian attributes and the best aspects of Soviet Armenian education. Yes, he has Western ties but he also has Russian ties. That said, his appointment was in essence the continuation of Yerevan’s “complimentary politics”. We have no choice but to accept it and hope for the best.
In a nutshell: Armenia now stands poised to potentially have a Prime Minister who ostensibly represents Russian interests and a President who ostensibly represents Western interests (although Armen Sargsyan also has extensive ties in Russia). And because Armenia recently adopted a Parliamentary system, the country’s prime Minister would obviously yield more political power than the president. So, Armenia is continuing its strategic policy of being in bed with the Russian Bear but openly flirting with Uncle Sam. Personally, I am unhappy with it. I think Armenia is diluting its limited capabilities by wasting time with Western powers that cannot in any way be a positive factor in Armenia. But, that is in essence official Yerevan’s survival strategy.
This is exactly what our kings/princes were doing two thousands years ago when Armenia was stuck between two ancient superpowers, Rome in west and Persia in the east. It didn’t work out too well for Armenia back then. Let’s see how it will turn out this time. Altough I believe history repeats, I don’t think it repeats exactly the same way everytime. In other words, I don’t think past performances guarantee future results. So, I am not in any way predicting doom and gloom because of Yerevan’s complimentary politics or Armen Sargsyan’s appointment.
I still think Armenia is generally heading in the right direction. Armenia is securely in the Russian camp for well into the foreseeable future. I have not been as hopeful about the country as I am now. I have great respect for Karen Karapetyan and I have great respect for Armen Sargsyan. And I think that a Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan and a President Armen Sargsyan would be “dream team” for Armenia.
PS: No many people know that back in the 1990s it was widely believed that Armen Sargsyan was physically assaulted by Vazgen Sargsyan. It was believed that Armen Sargsyan was given ambassadorship in UK to basically get him out of the country.
Does ARF promote women in its ranks? This photo gives the impression that it is all men’s affair. This is 2018 folks. annie